NGC 524 is alenticular galaxy in theconstellationPisces. It is at a distance of about 90 million light-years away from Earth. In the central bulge of the galaxy is visible gas forming a spiral structure.[2] It is the largest galaxy in the smallNGC 524 group of galaxies, which is associated withNGC 488 and its group.[3] It was discovered byWilliam Herschel on 4 September 1786.[4]
SN 2000cx (typeIa-pec, mag. 14.5) was discovered by theLick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 17 July 2000.[6][7] This supernova reached magnitue 13.1, and was the brightest observed in the year 2000.[8]
SN 2008Q (type Ia, mag. 16.5) was discovered by Giancarlo Cortini on 26 January 2008.[9][10]
^Villi, M.; Moretti, S.; Tomaselli, S.; Cherini, G. (2008). "Supernova 2008Q in NGC 524".Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (1228): 1.Bibcode:2008CBET.1228....1V.
^"SN2008Q".Transient Name Server.IAU. Retrieved7 December 2024.
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